KINETIC APARTMENTS

RESIDENTIAL

LOCATION

Manchester

SECTOR

Residential

CLIENT

Cert Property Ltd

ARCHITECT

Elevate Architects

PROJECT VALUE

£4.5m

CONTRACT

Design & Build

PERIOD

Dec 2018 – Jun 2020

CONTRACT PERIOD

18 Months

THE BRIEF

H.H. Smith were awarded the project to refurbish Atherton House, an existing office building, to create residential accommodation. Works included adding 2 additional floors to the building to form a total of 62 one, two & three bedroomed apartments. The apartments are of a high residential specification.

KEY POINTS

The development was appraised and designed to ensure acoustic levels are to regulation. Internal finishes along with the glazing and ventilation schemes have been designed to ensure environmental levels are achieved.

CHALLENGES

The most challenging element of construction was the design fabrication and erection of the lightweight steel vertical extension. This required significant input from specialist contractors and design team to ensure it co-ordinated with the existing structure and met necessary building standards. Operationally, robust site management was required for deliveries, disposal of waste, noise disturbance and general site cleanliness. The phased build created challenges for subcontractor packages because work flows were disjointed at times. Final stages of the project were completed during the COVID19 pandemic and this was achieved by adopting new safe systems of work.